Hans Christian Andersen

A detailed Summary of Hans Christian Andersen

Children have enjoyed Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales for centuries. He has taken them to different places to experience different things. He has expose them inadvertently to nature, beauty, and art through his eloquent descriptions. He has created tales, which teach children spiritual, moral, social, psychological, and emotional educational values. His stories have made millions of children around the world think, and feel, and have made them compassionate toward people, animals, and nature. Through exploration of his fairy tales we will see how he makes their emotions come alive in children.

The Ugly Duckling, one of his simpler tales, has been adapted many times making it understandable for even the youngest child. This tales has even been adapted in a tune, which is well, know and sung in nursery schools toady. The basic plot of this story involves a small duckling that does not look like his siblings. He is therefore not accepted by any of "his own". He eventually become a beautiful swan and is then welcomed in by the other ducks. The important lesson in this story is that the duckling always stays beautiful inside. Children feel compassion for the poor duckling that is shunned by his peers, hopefully te

The last fairy tale we discussed of Andersen's, The Snow Queen, is a tale of good versus evil. The main characters in this tale depict good and evil. Gerda and Kay are very good characters; they are pure and innocent children. The other main character, The Snow Queen, is evil. She appears as a very ice like character. I didn't think this tale had any major lesson, I though it was more of a good vs. evil story, highlighting the good. This is good for children to see it is good for them to identify with a good character. At the age at which children read these tales they usually identify with a character and try to imitate them. I thought Kay and Gerda were very good role models for them.

All that I have mentioned so far have been social skills taught through stories. Andersen has, in an entertaining way taught children very valuable lessons.

The Little Mermaid is a very sweet story that tells of a mermaid that wants more than the life that is set before her. The little mermaid yearns for an immortal soul and the love a handsome prince. She will do anything to achieve these goals. She ends up "cutting off her nose to spite her face" when she gives her voice to the sea witch, for the prince was attracted to her voice. The prince remembers the beautiful mermaid who saves his life, and how sweet her voice was. Thinking that this cannot be the same girl he fell in love with he does not give the relationship a fair chance. The mermaid is then destining to die because the prince has fell in love with another. The merm

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